Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a powerful financial tool that allows you to understand the direct and indirect expenses related to an asset, such as your HPC system. Calculating the TCO for an on-premise HPC system is direct: add up all […]
The Ugly, Hidden and Underestimated Costs of Building an On-Premise HPC System
The options for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems can be overwhelming with the different expenses and benefits associated with each system. The different systems currently available fall into the following categories: on-premise, cloud-enabled (full or hybrid), and bare-metal cloud. Depending […]
Addressing the Cloud Cynic
The Greek philosopher Diogenes kept dogs that served as emblems of his cynic philosophy. San Francisco, Calif., October 1, 2018 – I believe balance should be a welcomed philosophy for most (if not all) areas of life. Whether in business, or […]
Why Formula One CFD Simulations Should Go with a Unified Cloud HPC Platform
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released the latest version of sporting and technical regulations for 2017 Formula One Grand Prix on April 29, 2016. This document is the rulebook that all Formula One racing teams must follow in the […]
Cloud: The Next Disruption in HPC
In 1991, I joined Cray and had the opportunity to work on the machines Seymour Cray designed. I was working on the operating system and would often have to work alone on it at night, but the excitement of working […]
What if Airport Security Were More Like On-Premise HPC?
Why high utilization doesn’t work for TSA and why it doesn’t work for HPC Executive Summary: In the case of big compute power, the purchase of large capital assets can create an organizational misalignment of incentives that places the needs […]